The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-22


~ Ta,maoe said.
Sfirrinc renorts come from All narta
~ Hmerica SHOWING What = great
,,'<,~k fhs .hn..hes of Cod nre doinv
ana ! rnngratniafe them and fheir
,n~tcrs Recommendations have been
.o;ng the rounds saving that the o,,f.
side benevolences OF this particular
Church was neglected, when the fact
a that large sums OF money are being
raised In various ways By this Church
for AL STYLES of good objects. not
ALWAYS through the boards Of our own
denomination. This church was built
by all denominations OF Christians
and BIZ many sections OF this land and
other lands. and that obligation has
led rs TO raise money for many objects
not connected with our denomination.
and this accounts for the fact thar we
have not regularly contributed TO all
the boards commended. But rejoice
fn that YOU have done ms a Church
magnificent work. and am grateful
that VIE have received during the year,
by the confession OF faith In Christ.
725'souls. which fact | mention not In
boasting. but In defense Of this Church.
showing II has been neither idle nor
inefficient. The most Of our accessions
have been from the world, so that,
taking the idea of my text. we have
not been building on other peoples
foundations.
In laIvins .,,t the nlan Of his mis-
sinnarx tonr paul souobt ont towns
and cities which had not vet been
preached "a. He goes 10 Corinth. n
cItv mentioned for spIendor and vice
and Jerusalem where the nriestbood
and the sanhedrim were ready 10 lean
xvith both feet mon fhe Christian re.
ligion H. feeis ne has ! snecial
WORT On Al and be means ~ do n
what was the resultg The rrandest
life az usefulness that 4 man ever
lived. We modern Christian workers
are not AMI ~ initiate paul we build
on other neop,e's foundations. II we
ereet ! church We nrefer IN have n
filled with families. nh az whom have
bean MONS 10 we gather = sabbath
school class W. want good bovs and
Girls hair cnmhed. faces washed man
ners attractive 20 church this day
q ant 10 he built ont of other churches.
same ministers snend All their time
in fishing 10 other people's ponds. and
they throw the line into that church
,,ond and ,erk ont = Methodist and
tnrow the line into another church
nond and brings ont PRESBYTERIAN.
or there Is a religious row IN some
neighboring church. and a whole
school of flsh swim of from that
pond. and we take them all in with
one sweep OF the net. What is gained?
Absolutely nothing for the general
cause of Christ. H. is only as In an
army. when a regiment Is transferred
from one division To another. from the
Tennessee 10 the Potomac
What strengthens the army is new
recruits. What | have always desired
IA that while we are courteous 10 those
coming from other noclxs. we build
our church. not out of other churches.
hut out of the world. lest we build on
another mans foundation. The fact
"a this is n bio world When. in our
school boy DAYS. we learned the diam
eter and circumference of this planet.
we did not learn half. It's the latitude
and longitude and diameter and cir.
cumference OF want. and woe. and sin.
that no figure can calculate. This one
spiritual continent of wretchedness
reaches across ALI zones. and n were
called 10 rive lis geographical boun
a.rv vo,ld cav n "a bonnded an the
aorth ana sonth and aas, and west bv